biro بيرو
Moroccan Darija · noun
“biro” (بيرو) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning office (workplace).
Meanings
- office (workplace)
- desk (furniture)
Usage
Biro is the adapted loanword from French "bureau". As in French, it has two meanings: the workplace and the piece of furniture one works at. People often say "l-biro" with the article, or "mchit l l-biro". The plural "biroyat" is sometimes heard. The word is in common use, in town and in the professional world. Just remember the pronunciation "biro" and the frequent use of the article.
Example
أنمشي ل بيرو
anmchi l bureau
“I'm going to the office.”
Forms
| plural | birowat |
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Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “biro” but also “bureau” and “birou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.